Plastic Classic Forum

I grew up sailing on a Chesapeake (hull # 45) that belonged to my parents, we went Transatlantic with it in 1978. Bulletproof hull, they are built like a tank and will take a beating. Survived being rolled and demasted about 200 miles off the coast of Portugal several years later, they are incredibl...

Thank you everyone for the input, much appreciated. The DC recepticle is wired with 10 GA wire and the run is only 15" from the panel, seems like that should be enough to prevent melting anything with a 300 W inverter, should'nt it? The charger I have is a dual output, 3 stage, with seperate ou...

I'm in the process of upgrading and adding to the electrical systems on my boat and wanted to run the diagram for the changes I'm making past the experts before I'm finished. When I aquired the boat, it had a single start Battery wired directly to the engine, feeding a DC distribution panel. There w...

I'm currently facing a similar decision and here is what I've decided after looking at all of the options. The previous owner of my boat removed the inset alcohol stove and surfaced the counter with granite tile. The only cooking he did on board was with a propane grill mounted on the after deck. Fo...

If your looking to secure the boom when not under sail and keep it from swinging from side to side, instead of incorporating a gallows, have you given any thought to just mounting a boom crutch? Mounted on the cabin face, offset on either side of the companionway, they are removable when under sail ...

The boat of my youth was a Pup. This was a 12 foot cat boat designed by William F. Crosby. She measured: LOA 12 ft., BEAM 5 ft., DRAFT (board down) 3 ft. 6", SAIL AREA 60 sq. ft. My grandfather (a cabinet maker by trade) built it for me in 1952 when I was 10 years old. I sailed this boat on So...

Your assessment of the Shark is correct. It's a great little boat but not much on creature comforts. LoL! The creature comforts were ok, it was the human comforts that were lacking! Here is a pic of our dog at the time who used to come sailing with us on the Shark, by the time the dog and two adult...

Erik - Dolphins are great little boats, I've always liked them. It's amazing how much space has been packed into a 24' boat. I noticed the comparison to a C&C Shark in the other thread, while they are both 24 footers, there is no comparison in terms of space. Sharks are fast little boats, I sail...

Christopher - I paid $7K for her which I thought was a decent price given all of the work that had been done to her and that included a double axle trailer. Her new home port is in Traverse City, MI on Grand Traverse Bay in northern Lake Michigan. I don't know if I'll get up to the North Channel th...

Love your T-27. That boat was on my short list of purchases, although I hadn't gone up to see her. How much did you buy her for? That boat was just a little too far for me to go see without being darn certain I wanted to buy her. I wound up getting something needing a little more TLC but much close...

Hmmm, I don't see that you have any projects to ask about ;) Really, wow, she looks to be in great shape! Rachel For her age, she is in amazing condition. The previous owner had done a 3 year restoration that took care of most of her issues but as with any vintage boat there are still going to be p...

Rachel - At some point I'll post the story you referred to here but I think it needs some major editing, I got a little carried away and it was approaching novel length, maybe after I get a chance to cut it back a little I'll share it here. ; ) A quick synopsis for those reading this thread, it invo...

I'm new to this forum but not to vintage fiberglass. I had the good fortune to spend a large part of my youth growing up on a classic piece of plastic. The year that I was born, 1962, my parents had the wisdom and good fortune to purchase a Chesapeake 32, a Rhodes designed sloop and I was privileged...